Beocca

Beocca was the Court Chaplain of Bebbanburg during the mid-9th century.

Biography
Beocca was born in Bebbanburg, Northumbria, and he became a Catholic priest and the court chaplain to Ealdorman Uhtred of Bebbanburg. He played a major part in the education of the young Osbert, the Ealdorman's second son, who was initially studying to become a priest, and whom Beocca sought to teach to write (as well as to forget about England's pagan past). In 866, he rebaptized Osbert as "Uhtred" after his older brother Uhtred was beheaded by invading Vikings, making him the official heir to Bebbanburg. Beocca then accompanied his lord into battle against the Vikings at the Siege of York, surviving the battle and ultimately becoming a close ally of his son Uhtred during his quest to reclaim his old lands.